Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
14 years after next-gen Internet Protocol was created, World IPv6 Launch Day looms
A senior official at a Taipei trade group said Samsung, long the dominant maker of the screens, will soon be challenged
Acer president Jim Wong expects Dell and HP to eventually exit the PC market
Asus becomes one of the first PC makers to show off an ARM-based Windows 8 tablet
Acer calls Windows 8 a "breakthrough" for the PC industry
Canonical officials didn't provide a specific release date for the smartphone OS
Lenovo's new IdeaPad U310 and U410 are priced under $800 with Intel's new Ivy Bridge processors
Lenovo's product chief Peter Hortensius says ultrabook prices will drop over time as the product category goes mainstream
Microsoft Exchange add-on monitors everything from Android to iOS smartphones and tablets
Facebook's Folly library includes many components tuned to high-performance operations
The once-friendly companies will trade accusations of deception, unfair competition and Itanium's future
Apple not open enough on security issues, though some see clear signs it's improving
Separately, HP explains why poor printing security can mean data loss -- and massive paper waste
Judge William Alsup's 'thorough, well-written' ruling presents a high hurdle
Troubled tech giant working to shore up core businesses – and entertain customers
The new SIM card will be 40 percent smaller than the current smallest SIM card design
Blueprints, parts, chips, Thunderbolt and soulfulness among hottest Apple iPhone 5 scuttlebutt
The worm, developed by U.S. and Israeli agencies, targeted Iran's nuclear program, the New York Times says
Attackers could pinpoint the physical location of infected computers using Flame's Bluetooth functionality
Net Applications pegs Google's browser as No. 2 for the first time
The deal could result in longer battery life on Samsung's smartphones and tablets
Google has updated its service, to warn users in mainland China on what search queries will create page errors
Opening arguments are scheduled for Monday in the companies' bitter dispute over the future of the Itanium platform
Microsoft also announced details of a program to offer Windows 8 at a discount to consumers who buy Windows 7 PCs
A researcher shows how users can be tricked into thinking that rogue downloads have been initiated by legitimate websites
To run on UEFI-secured machines, the next version of Fedora will use a digital key from Microsoft
Also: Microsoft bans class action suits, Apple's Tim Cook still scoffs Windows 8, Brit schools pause to ponder Windows 8
New chips said to be more power-efficient
One top recommendation: Cybersecurity 'coalition of the willing' to tackle hacker threats
The Citadel Trojan, which is based on Zeus, is being changed for new nefarious purposes
New network optimization products look to provide improvements with little fuss
More than 650K personal records were compromised in attack
Delegates to the treaty-writing meeting in December could discuss per-click taxes and other fees, witnesses tell Congress
The company's annual report couldn't be finished without 'unreasonable effort or expense'
SACOM says Apple and Foxconn have not taken remedial action to correct worker abuse and poor working conditions in factories
Security, reliability hinder enterprise cloud adoption, but not startups
Authentication schemed for emails spots spammers and phishers
Goof leaks word of final public milestone's early launch
Intel will officially announce new Ivy Bridge processors for ultrabooks next week at Computex
Hope is security vendors, enterprises will get beyond panic and use the Middle East-focused malware as a teachable moment
Google's Transparency Report on requests from copyright holders to halt access to URLs is misleading, say RIAA officials
